Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pyloric_sphincter

1 sense of pyloric sphincter

Sense 1
pyloric sphincter, pyloric valve, musculus sphincter pylori -- (the sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the stomach from the duodenum)
       => sphincter, anatomical sphincter, sphincter muscle -- (a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening)